Assistant Professor in Actuarial Mathematics
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Role Summary
* Role: Assistant Professor in Actuarial Mathematics
* Grade and Salary: Grade 8, £47,389 - £58,225 per annum
* FTE and Working Pattern: 1 FTE, 35 hrs per week, Monday - Friday
* Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 building closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)
* Purpose of Role: Are you an actuary looking for a change in direction and a different environment? Have you thought about sharing your actuarial knowledge and skills with the next generation of actuaries? In this role you will have the opportunity to use your industry experience and actuarial knowledge to help develop the actuaries of tomorrow.
Teaching Responsibilities
* Deliver high-quality teaching in actuarial mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
* Work successfully in global teaching teams while remaining physically located in Edinburgh, UK.
* Carry out such administrative and recruitment activities as may be required to achieve these aims.
* Provide pastoral support to students.
* Be responsible to the Head of Department for performing the activities listed above at a standard that will maintain and enhance the School’s reputation for excellence.
Essential Criteria
* E1. Fellow or Associate of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, or a similar designation from another actuarial professional body.
* E2. Industry experience of actuarial work in life insurance, or experience of teaching life insurance at SP2 level, either in a university or for ActEd or similar organisations.
* E3. Be able to communicate effectively with students.
* E4. Demonstrate understanding and confidence in applying a range of strategies for promoting and evaluating learning.
* E5. Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and presentation skills.
Desirable Criteria
* D1. Potential to provide leadership in the planning, organisation and development of learning and teaching activities in the Department.
* D2. Experience in supervising actuarial projects in an education setting.
* D3. Potential to contribute to outreach and promotional activities that enhance the visibility of the department within schools, industry and the wider community.
How To Apply
Applications can be submitted up to midnight (UK time) on Sunday 7th December 2025. Please submit your CV & covering letter via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment. If you have any questions, or would like to explore whether this opportunity is right for you, you are welcome to contact the Head of Department, Professor George Streftaris at G.Streftaris@hw.ac.uk.
We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g., part-time working and job share options.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised, and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all. We value diversity across our university community and welcome applications from all sectors of society, particularly from under‑represented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and our disability inclusive science careers https://disc.hw.ac.uk/.
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